- Title: 'Dragon' on road - Russian mechanic turns Soviet car into fire-spitting machine
- Date: 23rd August 2021
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) CAR MECHANIC AND CONSTRUCTOR, VAGAN MIKAELYAN, SAYING: "You know, I've constructed a lot of interesting stuff. And this time we decided to make something with fire. We made a Lada Priora-spider on giant legs, a chariot-Priora on giant wheels, the biggest in the world I guess. We had a chisel car, a bird-mobile which we tried to fly and it flipped over. There’s been the most powerful buggy in Russia which jumps over other cars. But there was nothing with flames. And here it comes!" CAR MECHANIC VAGAN MIKAELYAN’S OTHER CAR CREATIONS 'SPIDER-PRIORA' AND 'CHISEL-PRIORA' 'CHISEL PRIORA' CAR WITH METAL SPIKES 'DRAGON' CAR AND BUGGY PARKED ON CONCRETE
- Embargoed: 6th September 2021 10:54
- Keywords: Russia car flames hand-made
- Location: KRASNODAR REGION AND KRASNODAR, RUSSIA
- City: KRASNODAR REGION AND KRASNODAR, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Europe,Human Interest/Brights/Odd News,Society/Social Issues,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA004ERI3AYH
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Russian roads may be tricky, but nothing can stop you if you are riding a dragon. A car mechanic from Russia's southern city of Krasnodar took to the fire element and installed flame throwers in a classic Lada.
Mechanic and constructor Vagan Mikaelyan has been in the business of car repairs for four years, creating various unusual vehicles.
He has developed a Lada with giant spider legs, a chariot Lada Priora on giant wheels, a chisel car and also a bird-mobile which he tried to fly.
"But there was nothing with flames. And here it comes," Mikaelyan told Reuters in a garage while demonstrating his new creation, decorated with flashy artwork of a dragon.
It took him three days of work and 22,500 roubles (300 dollars) for the car itself and the extra parts.
The fire bursts out of two front lights after a driver pulls down a fuel-injecting lever placed next to the driver’s seat.
"You can grill some meat on a picnic," Mikaelyan said and laughed.
However, his creation found a more suitable use in the end - burning down a losing vehicle at a Krasnodar car battle, a spectacular demolition derby contest organized irregularly outside Krasnodar by Mikaelyan and members of the street racing community.
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